The FY2007 CUNY Operating Budget adopted by the New York State Legislature on April 26, 2006 is the best budget in the University’s history, announced Chancellor Matthew Goldstein.
The budget totals $1.438 billion, an increase of $83.5 million for the senior colleges over the current year. The support approved for the senior colleges fully funds the [...]
The Friends of the College of Staten Island (CSI) and the CSI Foundation present a spring luncheon featuring Mario Buatta, “The Prince of Chintz,” on Wednesday, May 17 at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Mario Buatta is one of America’s foremost designers. He was born on Staten Island, studied architecture at The Cooper Union and attended Parsons [...]
Joseph T. Wells, founder and chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners—the world’s largest anti-fraud organization—will be the guest speaker for the fraud examination class at York College on Tuesday, May 2, at 6 PM. “He’s a terrific speaker and very motivating for the students,” says Professor Mary-Jo Kranacher, chair of the Accounting and [...]
Hunter Political Science Professor Eva Bellin has been named a 2006 Carnegie Scholar, one of 20 scholars chosen by the Carnegie Corporation to study issues relating to Islam and the modern world. Bellin will receive nearly $100,000 to study Islam-centered research themes over the next two years.
Bellin is regarded as one of the most outstanding [...]
After winning their fifth consecutive City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Championship earlier this year, the Hunter Women’s Swim team has achieved yet another milestone.
The defending champions were named an Academic All-America team by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for their tremendous efforts in the classroom.
To qualify for Academic All-America, [...]
Bronx, NY – Bronx Community College (BCC) has the distinction of having a Professor and a BCC alumnus win EMMY awards in the same year. The winners are:
• Dr. Debra Gonsher Vinik, Chairperson of Bronx Community College’s Department of Communication Arts and Sciences where one of her responsibilities is helping run BCC’s Media Technology Department.
• Bronx [...]
BRONX, NY — Broadway legend Marshall W. Mason will talk about his career directing for the stage on the next installment of Lehman College Professor William M. Hoffman’s “Conversations” series. The show will be taped live on Thursday, May 11, beginning at 2 p.m. in Room C-14 of Carman Hall on the Lehman campus. This [...]
The City University of New York and the union representing 20,000 faculty and staff have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement that provides for wage increases and additional support to the Welfare Fund while introducing significant efficiencies to strengthen academic activities, research and the educational experience for students.
Executive compensation, pensions and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will be on the agenda at the 5th Annual Financial Reporting Conference organized by the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity at Baruch College. The conference, which takes place on Thursday, May 4, 2006, 8:15 am to 5:15 pm, brings together all major stakeholders in the ongoing [...]
Brooklyn, N.Y. — The Thomas J. Watson Foundation has announced that two students at Brooklyn College, Tien-Der Luo and Rebecca Khan, have won Jeannette K. Watson fellowships. This prestigious award provides exceptional undergraduates from selected New York City colleges with paid summer internships, mentoring support, and seminars along with opportunities for lifetime professional and personal [...]
